HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-037-07/06/2010-APPROVING THE DESIGN, PROJECT SCHEDULE, AND AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTI RESOLUTION 2010-037
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE DESIGN, PROJECT SCHEDULE, AND AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE
TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE FORT COLLINS DISCOVERY MUSEUM
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, Fort Collins voters passed Ordinance No. 092, 2005,
approving the `Building on Basics" (BOB) tax for certain capital projects (the "BOB Ordinance");
and
WHEREAS, the BOB Ordinance included an estimated capital cost of $6,000,000 for
construction of a new facility in the downtown area of Fort Collins for the City's Museum and the
Discovery Science Center (DSC) (the "Museum Project"), and an estimated cost of$200,000 per
year for seven years of operation and maintenance of the new facility; and
WHEREAS, in anticipation of the Museum Project, City staff and members of the DSC
Board of Directors developed a plan to merge the Fort Collins Museum and the DSC into one
institution that would be owned, operated and funded jointly by the City and the DSC, supporting
both the science and technology mission of the DSC and the history and culture mission of the
Museum, and housed in the facility constructed as part of the Museum Project(the"Facility"); and
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2008, the City Council approved Resolution 2008-008,
approving an operating agreement between the City and the DSC,which agreement was entered into
on March 11, 2008 (the '"Operating Agreement"), and authorizing the Museum Project to proceed;
and
WHEREAS, the BOB Ordinance requires that the City Council determine the design,
scheduling and the amount of tax revenue to be set aside for construction,operation and maintenance
of any project funded with revenue from BOB tax proceeds; and
WHEREAS, the Operating Agreement requires that the City Council and the Board of the
DSC approve the proposed design of the Facility before construction activities begin; and
WHEREAS,the City Council was briefed on the design for the Facility at a work session on
March 9, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the City's Planning and Zoning Board, at its meetings-on April 15, and April
29, 2010, approved the design of the Facility; and
WHEREAS,the most current design drawings for the Museum Project,dated May 26,2010,
have been presented to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the DSC Board has not yet approved the Facility design but has been briefed
on it and is expected to approve it; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2008-008 the City agreed in the Operating Agreement
to provide $6,000,000 in BOB revenue for the construction of the Facility, and further agreed that
if less than the full $6,000,000 was needed for construction of the Facility, the remaining amount
could be spent on new museum exhibits; and
WHEREAS, the City also agreed in the Operating Agreement to provide at least $200,000
of BOB revenue per year for at least seven years for operation and maintenance of the Facility; and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Facility is expected to begin in July, 2010 and be
completed in December, 2011.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Council hereby approves:
(a) the schedule for construction of the Facility, anticipated to begin in July, 2010 and
be completed in December, 201 1;
(b) the amount of BOB tax revenue to be set aside for the Museum Project, consisting
of$6,000,000 for construction of the Facility and new exhibits and$200,000 per year
for seven years for operation and maintenance of the Facility; and
(c) the proposed design of the Fort Collins Discovery Museum in substantially the form
shown in the design drawings dated May 26, 2010, and on file in the office of the
City's Operation Services Department,along with such changes as the City Manager
deems appropriate, so long as such changes do not change the essential character, or
eliminate any of the components of the Museum Project.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th day of July
A.D. 2010.
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Mayor
ATTEST: -
City Clerk